The Effects of Yoga on Pain, Mobility, and Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review
Joint Authors
Kan, Laidi
Zhang, Jiaqi
Yang, Yonghong
Wang, Pu
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-09-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To systematically assess the effects of yoga on pain, mobility, and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Methods.
Pubmed, Medline, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), and other sources were searched systematically in this study.
Two reviewers identified eligible studies and extracted data independently.
Downs and Black’s Quality Index were used to evaluate the methodological quality of the included studies.
Results.
A total of 9 articles (6 studies) involving 372 patients with knee osteoarthritis met the inclusion criteria.
The most common yoga protocol is 40~90 minutes/session, lasting for at least 8 weeks.
The effect of yoga on pain relief and function improvement could be seen after two-week intervention.
Conclusion.
This systematic review showed that yoga might have positive effects in relieving pain and mobility on patients with KOA, but the effects on quality of life (QOL) are unclear.
Besides, more outcome measure related to mental health of yoga effects on people with KOA should be conducted.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kan, Laidi& Zhang, Jiaqi& Yang, Yonghong& Wang, Pu. 2016. The Effects of Yoga on Pain, Mobility, and Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104255
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kan, Laidi…[et al.]. The Effects of Yoga on Pain, Mobility, and Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104255
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kan, Laidi& Zhang, Jiaqi& Yang, Yonghong& Wang, Pu. The Effects of Yoga on Pain, Mobility, and Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104255
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104255